Douglas Township, Jackson County, Kansas
# Douglas Township, Jackson County, Kansas

Douglas Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,135.

## History

Douglas Township was organized in 1855.

## Geography

Douglas Township covers an area of 64.81 square miles (167.86 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers) or 0.07 percent is water. The streams of Middle Fork Muddy Creek and Spring Creek run through this township.

### Cities and towns

* Hoyt

### Adjacent townships

* Cedar Township (north)
* Delaware Township, Jefferson County (northeast)
* Rock Creek Township, Jefferson County (east)
* Soldier Township, Shawnee County (south)
* Menoken Township, Shawnee County (southwest)
* Lincoln Township (northwest)
* Washington Township (west)

### Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Hoyt, Hoyt, Mayetta and Steward.

### Major highways

* U.S. Route 75
